The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-09
GIVEN LIBERTY ON BOND.
PRELIMINARY HEARING OF
ROSENSTEIy.
His Bond Fixed at $4,000, and
Signed by Three Prominent Bus.
mess Men,

The preliminary hearing of Isaa
Kosenstein, who SHOT and killed sgd
ney Harris, on the Pigeon Roost GA,
Monday afternoon, was had be,or
Justice John j. Barry at 4 o'clock YES
teFdsy AFTERNOON. Attorneys q. P. M
Turner and John F. Moss appeared a
counsel for the prisoner.
John BurckhOrt, the man who hat
charge OF the trouble breeding black
smith chop was the first witness. II,
testified as follows: yesterday mora
ing Mr.. Rosenstein came 10 the shor
to have some work done on a wagon
Richardson and / were busy al tbs
time, and told him to come back in
the afternoon. Hs did 30, and u ooo
his arrival s,ked if Richardson had re-.
tu'nsd. He was there, and the two
went out ard had talk, the subject
Of which | do not know. / heard MIR.
Harris call Ro'ens elm an oDprobrious
name, and r senstein call him au.
Other Harr then went back into
the store, bnt soon returned and
struck Rosen t in on the back of the
heat. Rosenstein Jumped back and
asked what he hit him for, Harris fol.
lowed and struck him scain, then
reached for rock, when R1senstein
began shooting"
Lewis Richardson, the Colored man
who precipitated the killing, narrated
the circumstances If tbs affair in sub
stance as published yesterday.
George Kolp, aft corroboratiye
pre- iminary testimony, said: "Rosen-
stein asked Richardson why he did
not trade with him. That he owed
him a bill and ought to settle before
going else where to buy goods. Rich
ardson replied that he uld trade
with both OF them and thereby keen on
god terms all around. La Tues Law.
while talking TO Harris, that gentle.
man asked if l had ever heard Rosen.
stein talking about him. l said l b sd
not. Harris said he had hear of him
remarks end didn't liks it.n
The Justice ruled that evidence in.
and the witress was dis
charged.
Frank Snyder related in substance
the same story IS the former witness.
his knowledge OF the affair dating
from the remark of Rosenstein,
: YOU'VE another" Witness Thought
they were joking until they came to
blows.
Ralph Sawyer, the boy who occa.
sionally at ended Harris's store, testi.
led: Last Monday 1 went out to see
Mr.. Harris, who was a friend of mine.
As soon as we met said, 'Ah, you've
got blacksmith shop here Harris
aid, 'Yee, and RossDstein is mad
bout it. He wanted it over there.
nut Douglass let them have the ground
heaper over here and it came 10 me.
lie IL fussing wi b the workmen about
t. Witness then related CONVEX.
alton Of Harris about Riche jsop, fol- |
owing with The details OF the kil'irg.
anne as the preceding witr ess. His
estilnony closed with a narration of
he summoning of physicians, police
Ulcers and Hortense, the dead m ans
laughter.
Frank Douglass, the cllorsd man
Vho carried Harris into the store after
e was shot, corroborated the former
Witnesses
Wilson Anderson, cllored, differed
rom the other witnesses only in one
aspect. He stated that tbs shooting
ccurred befcrs Harris picked up a
ock. He a 50 productd the bullet
red at Harrie, but which sped wide
its ma K and struck the ceiling of
g store, knocking down SINE OF ths
lastering. This closed the esimony.
Gen. Turner then arose and said it
ss unnecessary to make any lengthy
'gument, the crime, il any a, all
u d not rise higher than voluntary
anslau1hter, and was therefore bail
Die.
Mr.. Moss stated that he would fol-
" the example of General Turner in
spect to lhs argument, and fix the
lime at the same degree. IL was
early committed in &c defense, AID
as therefore bailable Should His
onor conclude not to di charge The
lsoner entirely, he would ask that
e bond be fxad as low as possible,
the client was poor man.
Justice Barry announced the bond
be $4,000, and it was readily signed
the following gentlemen Martin |
'hep, Harry Cohen, and M. Good
an.